Music in the Reanaissance

Renaissance textures

1400

Imitative counterpoint: several melodic lines imitate each other, but start at different times.
Homorythmic homophony: several similar melodic lines that move simultaneously.
Melody-dominated monophony: a main melodic line that can be identified with a harmonic accompaniment.

Religious vocal music

1400

There were three main forms:
Motet: It already existedin the Middle Ages, in the renaissance this form became more important and included more part
Mass. it was a long comosition with liturgical texts in Latin. It was based on the fixed parts of the religious ceremony.
Chorale: the most common musical form in the Protestant liturgy. It was based on pre-existing melodies sung in vernacularwith a simple texture.

Secular vocal music

1400

The madrigal was the dominant form. It originated in Italy , it described the union of music and text, always written in vernacular.
In England numerous songs for one voice with instrumental accompaniment were written.
In France, the same form for several voices with instrumental accompaniment was very popular.

Secular vocal music in Spain

1400

In Spain, the main characteristics of secular vocal music were lyrics on Spanish and stong rhtms, there were three main forms:
Romance: it was based on popular poetic ballard that told both true and fictional stories.
Villancico: it also had popular origins. Its name comes from the tunes that peasants sang in the villages.
Ensalada: was a combination of different form, languages and polyphonics textures.

Instrumental forms

1400

-Compositions based on vocal music: instrumentalists, who usually accompanied vocal pieces, used these as a base for instrumental works.
-Compositions with an improvisational feel: composers started to write down any brief improvised pieces that were of good musical quality.
Variations:it consisted of the exposition of a short musical theme followed by some variations on it

Renaissance dances

1400

In the Reannaisance, popular dances became court dances, performed in palace halls by the nobility. Members of the court required good dance training.
Pvane dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B10z9b_PRXw
Galliard dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kM-eJ42lmGE
Branle dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZdQwceu1HY
Sarabande dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VF9v-6B_O0A

The Renaissance

Period: 1400 to 1500

Renaissance, period in European civilization characterized by a surge of interest in Classical scholarship and values.